To say that I was excited for today would be an understatement. The 6th grade at ILTexas College Station K8 choose Dwarfism Awareness as their grade level “Others Before Self” project and held a campus fun run today complete with, dwarfism facts, and a beautiful sea of green t-shirts on students racing around the track. My heart wanted to explode as I watched the students running, saw all the green, and walked campus to see dwarfism awareness posters throughout the hallways.
As I mentioned before each year students present their OBS projects to the class, and eventually the whole grade level votes to pick a project. This year my oldest son Kenner and his group wanted to raise awareness for Dwarfism, and their project won! Through out the year their grade level has been planning what to do. They set a goal of 1000 laps in the fun run to raise awareness, to make posters to put up around the school to spread awareness leading up to the fun run, and to encourage the entire schools participation by wearing green. They also made bracelets and necklaces for the students to wear during the race that had facts about dwarfism attached to them. To see a project like this carried out by sixth graders with the support of their teachers was AMAZING!
One of Kenner’s teachers even reached out to aww if Kenner could make a short video to introduce the grade level to Zeke who was his inspiration for this project with his group. To me this was SO meaningful because when I had previously tried to do something for Dwarfism Awareness month at Zeke’s current school, I was told it was against district policy. I was heartbroken to not be able to share some facts with his classmates. However, ILTexas really showed up with this amazing project and support for dwarfism awareness when Zeke won’t even be an Eagle for another year. I am humbled by their sweet actions and how they truly exhibit what it means to put others before self.
I feel beyond blessed that my older kiddos already attend ILTexas and are getting to learn how to be good leaders and more importantly how to love others. I can’t wait until Zeke is an ILTexas Eagle as well. I know without a doubt that he will feel the love of this school from the moment he walks in the doors. His big brother has laid down the foundation to make sure that awareness has been raised about his condition so that when he walks through those doors the other students will know what dwarfism is. They won’t feel the need to laugh, point, or make fun of him, because they’ve already been educated about it. I am humbled by Kenner’s love for Zeke and his desire to protect him. Between big brother and the awesome community that is ILTexas I know without a doubt that Zeke will be so proud to be an #EagleByChoice
Fear is a Liar 
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